The world best Places to live

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i read that there was a survey done Mercer consultants about the best places where to live. New York, London, and Paris are internationally renowned cities but consultants at Mercer Consulting have picked Zurich, Switzerland, as the best place to live in the company's annual survey. Consultants rated each city on a variety of factors including the level of traffic congestion, air quality, and personal safety reported by expatriates living in more than 600 cities worldwide. In the top 25, U.S. cities such as San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago were all edged out by Geneva, Switzerland, Vancouver, B.C., and Auckland, New Zealand. The highest-scoring U.S. city is Honolulu, which came in at No. 28. No. 1: Zurich, Switzerland Mercer score: 108* 2007 rank: No. 1 GDP: $300.9 billion (2007 est.)** Population: 7,581,520 (total country); 347,517 (total city) Life expectancy: 80.74 years No. 2 (tie): Vienna, Austria Mercer score: 107.9 2007 rank: No. 3 GDP: $319.7 billion (2007 est.) Population: 8,205,533 (total country); 1,825,287 (total city) Life expectancy: 79.36 years [b] No. 2 (tie): Geneva, Switzerland[/b] Mercer score: 107.9 2007 rank: No. 2 GDP: $300.9 billion (2007 est.) Population: 7,581,520 (total country); 185,000 (total city) Life expectancy: 80.74 years No. 4: Vancouver, Canada Mercer score: 107.6 2007 rank: No. 3 GDP: $1.274 trillion (2007 est.) Population: 33,212,696 (total country); 560,000 (total city) Life expectancy: 81.16 years No. 5: Auckland, New Zealand Mercer score: 107.3 2007 rank: No. 5 GDP: $112.6 billion (2007 est.) Population: 4,173,460 (total country); 1.18 million (total city) Life expectancy: 80.24 years No. 6: Dusseldorf, Germany Mercer score: 107.2 2007 rank: No. 6 GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.) Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 581,858 (total city) Life expectancy: 79.1 years No. 7 (tie): Munich, Germany Mercer score: 107 2007 rank: No. 8 GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.) Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 1,332,650 (total city) Life expectancy: 79.1 years [b] No. 7 (tie): Frankfurt, German[/b]y Mercer score: 107 2007 rank: No. 7 GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.) Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 3,700,000 (total city) Life expectancy: 79.1 years No. 9: Bern, Switzerland Mercer score: 106.5 2007 rank: No. 9 GDP: $319.7 billion (2007 est.) Population: 8,205,533 (total country); 122,178 (total city) Life expectancy: 79.36 years No. 10: Sydney, Australia Mercer score: 106.3 2007 rank: No. 9 GDP: $766.8 billion (2007 est.) Population: 20,600,856 (total country); 4,297,100 (total city) Life expectancy: 80.73 years i've never been to this places. but i really want to live in Australia. a friend of mine is encouraging me now to process my visa for Australia. i hope and pray that next year i could transfer in Australia!